Written by

Larry T.
COLLINS

Orchestral whimsy and theatrical thrills - including the bite of a particularly nasty shark - top this week's entertainment bill.

The Springfield Symphony ends its 78th season with "A Whimsical Finale" at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. Saturday's classical concert opens with Paul Dukas' playful symphonic poem "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," used to memorable effect in Walt Disney's 1940 animation classic "Fantasia." Also featured are Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in e minor and Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, which Wagner dubbed "the apotheosis of the dance."